| needlestone | <chemical> Natrolite. Synonym: needle zeolite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| needlewoman | A woman who does needlework; a seamstress. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Salah's sternal puncture needle | A wide-bore needle for obtaining samples of red marrow from the sternum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sea needle | <zoology> See Garfish . Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hypodermic needle | A hollow needle, similar to but smaller than an aspirating needle, attached to a syringe; used primarily for injection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spatula needle | A minute needle with a flat (non-cutting) concave surface, used by eye surgeons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stereotactic needle biopsy | Biopsy done while breast is compressed under mammography. A series of pictures locate the lesion, and a radiologist enters information into a computer. The computer calculates information and positions a needle to remove the finding. A needle is inserted into the lump, and a piece of tissue is removed and sent to the lab for analysis. May be referred to as mammotest or core biopsy. (09 Oct 1997) |
| stop-needle | A surgical needle, with the eye at the tip, the shank of which has a projecting shelf to arrest the needle when it has passed the desired distance through the tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Deschamps needle | A needle with a long shaft for passing sutures in the deep tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| devil's darning-needle | <zoology> A dragon fly. See Darning needle, under Darn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| touch-needle | <chemistry> A small bar of gold and silver, either pure, or alloyed in some known proportion with copper, for trying the purity of articles of gold or silver by comparison of the streaks made by the article and the bar on a touchstone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Emmet's needle | <instrument, surgery> A strong needle with the eye in the point, having a wide curve, and set in a handle, used to pass a ligature around an undissected structure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tuohy needle | A needle with a lateral opening at the distal end, designed to cause a catheter passing through the needle's lumen to exit laterally at a 45 |
| exploring needle | A strong needle with a longitudinal groove, which is thrust into a tumour or cavity to determine the presence of fluid, the latter escaping externally along the groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| knife needle | A very narrow, needle-pointed knife used in discission of a cataract. Synonym: cataract needle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fine needle aspiration | Procedure to remove cells or fluid from tissues using a needle with an empty syringe. Cells or breast fluid is extracted by pulling back on plunger and then is analysed by a physician. (09 Oct 1997) |
| fine needle biopsy | Removal of tissue or suspensions of cells through a small needle. (05 Mar 2000) |